netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/9] selftests: net: move gro to lib for HW vs SW reuse

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Message-ID: <87h5rt29w9.fsf@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 16:01:47 +0100
From: Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC: <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	<pabeni@...hat.com>, <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, <horms@...nel.org>,
	<shuah@...nel.org>, <willemb@...gle.com>, <petrm@...dia.com>,
	<donald.hunter@...il.com>, <michael.chan@...adcom.com>,
	<pavan.chebbi@...adcom.com>, <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/9] selftests: net: move gro to lib for HW vs
 SW reuse


Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> writes:

> The gro.c packet sender is used for SW testing but bulk of incoming
> new tests will be HW-specific. So it's better to put them under
> drivers/net/hw/, to avoid tip-toeing around netdevsim. Move gro.c
> to lib so we can reuse it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>